Localities in 11 wards were hit by the flood Localities in 11 wards were hit by the flood Localities in 11 wards were hit by the flood Localities in 11 wards were hit by the flood Localities in 11 wards were hit by the flood Varanasi: The continuously rising Ganga crossed the warning level of…
Police stopped the march at Ausanganj crossing and accepted a memorandum addressed to the governor. Varanasi: Scores of Congress leaders and functionaries took out a protest march on Tuesday demanding immediate cancellation of the FIR lodged against party MP Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani district of Uttarakhand, alleging political vendetta by the BJP govt.Led by party…
Young fashion design talent Amit Kumar Singh Varanasi: Young fashion design talent Amit Kumar Singh from Sira Govardhanpur in Varanasi has brought laurels to the city by winning a Gold Medal and First Prize in the NIFT Meritorious Student Award at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai. He also received a cash prize…
Varanasi: Two brothers allegedly duped around 18 jewellers and customers of gold and silver jewellery and cash worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in Atraulia, Azamgarh, by gaining their trust and taking valuables on the pretext of making, repairing or showing ornaments to customers.The accused, Kanhaiya Soni and his brother Monu Soni, residents of Katehari in…
Varanasi: A 16-year-old schoolgirl died after being hit by a dumper truck in Saraiya Vishunpura under Chaubepur police station of Varanasi on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Roshni, a resident of Barthara Kala (Tadiya) village. She was a Class 9 student at Shri Kachcha Baba Inter College and had left home around 7am for…
Police said the arrests were made on the basis of a tip-off, CCTV footage and other electronic evidence Varanasi: A joint team of Lanka and Bhelupur police arrested three members of an organised inter-district theft gang near a vacant plot close to Ravindrapuri Petrol Pump on Tuesday.Police said the arrests were made on the basis…
The incident took place on August 28 and came to light after a video of the stone-pelting circulated on social media. Varanasi: In a joint operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) on Monday evening arrested four persons and detained two juveniles for allegedly pelting stones at a MEMU train near…
Varanasi: Mughalsarai police station in charge Vijay Pratap Singh and head constable of Chakarghatta police station were suspended for behaving inappropriately with public.Singh, who was initially attached to police lines, abused and assaulted a person who requested for release of an individual in a criminal case. The head constable was accused of threatening a junior…
Varanasi: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, recording her obscene videos and using them to blackmail her into prostitution and religious conversion in Varanasi.DCP Varuna zone Pramod Kumar said Mohd Faiz, a resident of the Omkaleshwar area under Adampur police station, was arrested following detailed questioning at Cantt police…
Varanasi: A three-hour-old infant was found abandoned in a field in Govindpur Gangapur area under Rohania police station limits in Varanasi on Tuesday.Local residents spotted the newborn boy and informed the police. According to reports, the child was allegedly abandoned due to fear of social stigma.Rohania SHO Raju Singh reached the spot with a police…
